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1550 in literature
Events
February 7
-
Julius III
becomes
Pope
.
The first book in
Slovenian
,
Abecedarium
, written by
Protestant
reformer
Primoz Trubar
, is printed in
Tübingen
, Germany.
Nostradamus
' first
almanac
is written.
Helsinki
, the capital of
Finland
is found by
Gustav Vasa
.
Births
January 31
-
Henry I, Duke of Guise
, leader of French Catholic faction (d.
1588
)
April 22
-
Edward de Vere
, 17th Earl of
Oxford
, hereditary
Lord Great Chamberlain of England
(d.
1604
)
June 27
- King
Charles IX of France
(d.
1574
)
September 17
-
Pope Paul V
October 4
- King
Charles IX of Sweden
John Napier
, Scottish mathematician
Deaths
May 20
-
Ashikaga Yoshiharu
, Ashikaga shogun
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